Uxmal Buildings
building with turtle motif
detail
(Turtles were associated by the Maya with the rain god CHAC.
According to Mayan myth, when the people suffered from drought
so did the turtles and both prayed to CHAC to send rain.)
building with decorative freeze
serpent detail
figure detail
long-nosed
CHAC figures
(often called the Nunnery)
detail of long-nosed CHAC figures
Mayan arch
doorway
long climb to the top
